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Computer & Information Sciences at Howard University

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Computer & Information Sciences at Howard University

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if Howard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 64 students received a bachelor's degree in computer and information sciences from Howard.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Howard Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
  • Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Howard Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

The computer and information sciences major at Howard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer & Information Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in computer and information sciences from Howard. This makes it the #516 most popular school for computer and information sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #147 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Howard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Howard University.

Howard Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The computer and information sciences program at Howard awarded 64 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women. The typical computer and information sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Howard since its program graduates 18% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its computer and information sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard University with a bachelor's in computer and information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 35
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 2
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Howard Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

40% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from Howard in 2020-2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 43% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Howard University with a master's in computer and information sciences.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Howard also has a doctoral program available in computer and information sciences. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

Computer & Information Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Howard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Science 72

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for Howard University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Managers 19,910 $147,460
Computer Workers 18,040 $117,540
Computer User Support Specialists 4,110 $71,020
Computer and Information Systems Managers 4,020 $168,500
Computer Systems Analysts 3,630 $106,790

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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